j.carmichael on Nostr: I mean- I’ll bite. He isn’t wrong. Look at Bjron Lomberg’s work… he has done ...

I mean- I’ll bite. He isn’t wrong. Look at Bjron Lomberg’s work… he has done an excellent job highlighting overall how good we do have it- across the board. Abject poverty is (or at least was) on track to be ended as we know it by 2030 (meaning we will have to redefine it cause the old definition of living on less than a dollar fifty a day won’t exist). It is possible that that track has shifted as a result of the insane decisions being made by some stupid politicians and bureaucrats. But on the whole, poor people are richer (and fatter) than they have ever been… even if it is hard for many of them to get a leg further up than they would like, like, we have lights, electricity, emergency rooms, food we order at the touch of a button, and now the ability to send money safely and securely without even exchanging email… things are pretty amazing. The western world has it very good and the rest of the world has benefited as a result. As bad as many things people, even me, complain more than we ought to. Anyway. Good morning, happy Sunday.